Debate Organizations

Organizations We Compete In Texas Forensic Association (aka TFA) National Speech and Debate Association (aka NSDA) University Interscholastic League (aka UIL)

Texas Forensics Association aka TFA txfa.org Numerous qualifying tournaments throughout the year Students must earn a minimum of 12 points in order to qualify for TFA State Points are earned by advancing to quarters, semis, and finals in debate, OR finals of individual events TFA State is in March

Texas Forensics Association TFA State Qualifying Events: Debate: Congress, LD, PF, CX Public Speaking: OO, FX, DX, POI Speech: HI, DI, Duo, Duet TFA State Non-Qualifying Events: Debate: Senate Public Speaking: Impromptu Speech: Prose, Poetry

National Speech and Debate Association aka NSDA speechanddebate.org A national honor society ONE qualifying tournament in the spring Place 1st or 2nd and qualify for Nationals Must be an NSDA member to compete at the qualifying tournament Students need 25 NSDA points to be a member (earn points simply by competing) Nationals in June

National Speech and Debate Association National Qualifying Events: Debate: Congress, LD, PF, CX Public Speaking: OO, IX, USX Speech: HI, DI, Duo National Non-Qualifying Events: Debate: Supplemental Debate Public Speaking: Impromptu, Extemp Commentary, Expository Speech: Prose, Poetry, Storytelling

University Interscholastic League aka UIL uiltexas.org One District qualifier in El Paso One Regional qualifier in Lubbock One State meet in Austin Must place 1st, 2nd, or 3rd to advance Students only compete against other students from their school’s division (Coronado is division 6A)

University Interscholastic League Qualifying Events: Debate: CX (District straight to State), Congress (District straight to State), and LD (District, Regional, State) Public Speaking: Informative and Persuasive (follow the same rules as extemp) Speech: Prose and Poetry No Non-Qualifying Events

Joy of Tournaments NOT an organization we compete under Software/Website used to register for and run tournaments Useful for finding out: When tournaments are Where tournaments are What the schedule is for a tournament Other tournament-specific information Joyoftournaments.com